| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fresh) SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) C - Allen Harris (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Richard Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rutgers | Rutgers is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Louisville | Allen Harris lays it in on a great pass from Billy Tucker | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:51 | Rutgers | William Singleton comes up short on the shot from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:50 | Louisville | Richard Anderson snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Louisville | Long Tang clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Long Tang - foul #1 on Long Tang, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:59 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Louisville | Long Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:33 | Louisville | Allen Harris tips it home | 2-7 |
| 17:11 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 2-7 |
| 17:09 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 16:43 | Louisville | Carl McKinney steps in front of the Richard Anderson pass | 2-7 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | William Singleton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Andrew Tamura (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Richard Anderson, Allen Harris | |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:35 | Rutgers | William Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:14 | Louisville | Jesus Macias connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Long Tang | 4-10 |
| 16:07 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-10 |
| 15:47 | Louisville | Long Tang knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Tamura | 7-13 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) SF - William Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fairly fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Macias (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) PF - Andrew Tamura (fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Carl McKinney | 10-13 |
| 15:19 | Louisville | Craig Brooks is called for the reach on Jesus Macias - foul #1 on Craig Brooks, team foul #1 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Allen Harris (C) Long Tang, Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Andrew Tamura, Daniel Hayes | |
| 14:58 | Louisville | Allen Harris misses the easy layup | 10-13 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Allen Harris tips it home | 10-15 |
| 14:43 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 14:35 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Gilliam | 10-18 |
| 14:28 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-18 |
| 14:26 | Louisville | Allen Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 14:03 | Louisville | Richard Anderson misses the easy layup | 10-18 |
| 14:01 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel grabs the defensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 13:56 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere is hacked by Thomas Gilliam - foul #1 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Ebo Amoroso, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Andrew Tamura (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Richard Anderson | |
| 13:43 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bill Quincy | 12-18 |
| 13:15 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington comes up short on the floater from the left side | 12-18 |
| 13:14 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 12-18 |
| 12:59 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-18 |
| 12:57 | Rutgers | William Singleton grabs the offensive board | 12-18 |
| 12:37 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is called for traveling | 12-18 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Daniel Hayes (C) Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura, Allen Harris | |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Richard Anderson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-18 |
| 12:09 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell tips it in | 12-20 |
| 11:52 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 11:50 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 11:33 | Louisville | Long Tang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-20 |
| 11:31 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Aaron Butler | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Macias (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Rutgers | Richard Anderson is called for the reach on Carl McKinney - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #4 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (C) William Singleton, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Andrew Tamura (PF) Long Tang, Richard Anderson | |
| 11:04 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-20 |
| 11:03 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant gets the offensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 10:39 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks double dribbles | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel (SG), Richard Lamere (SF) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy | |
| Subs | Louisville | Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Allen Harris (C) Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| 10:22 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 14-20 |
| 10:20 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant snags the defensive board | 14-20 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Harrington - foul #1 on Anthony Harrington, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG) Thomas Gilliam | |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 10:03 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:45 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled on the floor by Jerry Merchant - foul #1 on Jerry Merchant, team foul #2 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF) Ebo Amoroso, Kwacha Abdel, Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Allen Harris can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Richard Lamere - foul #1 on Richard Lamere, team foul #3 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Aaron Butler (C) Carl McKinney | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:25 | Louisville | Allen Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:02 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 09:00 | Louisville | Billy Tucker grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Allen Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Jesus Macias (SF) Billy Tucker | |
| 08:37 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy is hacked by Andrew Tamura - foul #1 on Andrew Tamura, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant (PF) Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 08:20 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Long Tang grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 08:13 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington is fouled on the floor by William Singleton - foul #1 on William Singleton, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell (SF), Daniel Hayes (C) Anthony Harrington, Allen Harris | |
| 07:50 | Louisville | Craig Brooks steps in front of the Andrew Tamura pass | 15-22 |
| 07:34 | Rutgers | William Singleton scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Craig Brooks | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Craig Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bill Quincy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl McKinney (fresh) C - Aaron Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Long Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesus Macias (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Caldwell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Tamura (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Hayes (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Louisville | Long Tang's pass is intercepted by William Singleton | 17-22 |
| 06:51 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 06:50 | Louisville | Andrew Tamura snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:26 | Louisville | Carl McKinney swats the short shot by Daniel Hayes | 17-22 |
| 06:24 | Rutgers | William Singleton snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:08 | Rutgers | Bill Quincy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-22 |
| 06:06 | Louisville | Gregory Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Long Tang makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesus Macias | 17-25 |
| 05:35 | Rutgers | Long Tang picks off the pass by Aaron Butler | 17-25 |
| 05:09 | Louisville | Jesus Macias is fouled on the floor by Bill Quincy - foul #1 on Bill Quincy, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Anthony King (PG), Kwacha Abdel (SG), Ebo Amoroso (SF), Jerry Merchant (PF), Richard Lamere (C) Craig Brooks, Bill Quincy, William Singleton, Carl McKinney, Aaron Butler | |
| Subs | Louisville | Thomas Gilliam (PG), Anthony Harrington (SG), Billy Tucker (SF), Allen Harris (C) Long Tang, Jesus Macias, Gregory Caldwell, Daniel Hayes | |
| 04:55 | Louisville | Allen Harris lays it up and in set up by Billy Tucker | 17-27 |
| 04:34 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant misses the jumper from the baseline | 17-27 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Billy Tucker | 17-27 |
| 04:10 | Louisville | Billy Tucker is denied on a layup by Ebo Amoroso | 17-27 |
| 04:08 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 04:02 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-27 |
| 04:00 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere can't tip it in | 17-27 |
| 03:58 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel snags the offensive board | 17-27 |
| 03:41 | Rutgers | Richard Lamere loses the dribble to Andrew Tamura | 17-27 |
| 03:17 | Louisville | Jerry Merchant swats the layup by Allen Harris | 17-27 |
| 03:16 | Rutgers | Anthony King gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Rutgers | PG - Anthony King (fresh) SG - Kwacha Abdel (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ebo Amoroso (fresh) PF - Jerry Merchant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Lamere (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Thomas Gilliam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrington (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Billy Tucker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Andrew Tamura (tiring) C - Allen Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Rutgers | Ebo Amoroso comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Allen Harris pulls down the rebound | 17-27 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Anthony Harrington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-27 |
| 02:29 | Rutgers | Kwacha Abdel grabs the board | 17-27 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant is fouled on the floor by Thomas Gilliam - foul #2 on Thomas Gilliam, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Craig Brooks (PG), Bill Quincy (SG), William Singleton (SF), Aaron Butler (C) Anthony King, Kwacha Abdel, Ebo Amoroso, Richard Lamere | |
| Subs | Louisville | Long Tang (PG), Jesus Macias (SG), Gregory Caldwell (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Thomas Gilliam, Anthony Harrington, Billy Tucker, Andrew Tamura | |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:12 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 01:54 | Louisville | Jesus Macias can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 01:52 | Rutgers | Craig Brooks grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 01:30 | Rutgers | Jerry Merchant's fadeaway is rejected by Allen Harris | 19-27 |
| 01:29 | Louisville | Long Tang snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Jesus Macias can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bill Quincy - foul #2 on Bill Quincy, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Rutgers | Carl McKinney (PF) Jerry Merchant | |
| Subs | Louisville | Billy Tucker (SF), Daniel Hayes (C) Gregory Caldwell, Allen Harris | |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Jesus Macias makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | Jesus Macias misses the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 01:11 | Rutgers | The rebound goes to Carl McKinney | 19-28 |
| 00:52 | Rutgers | Daniel Hayes blocks the short jumper by Craig Brooks | 19-28 |
| 00:51 | Rutgers | Aaron Butler tips it home | 21-28 |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Long Tang comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-28 |
| 00:28 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Daniel Hayes throws it down | 21-30 |